Dear Members of the City College Community,
We hope this note finds you well, that you're keeping yourself safe and managing the challenges of this entirely strange and straining time that we're in.
We write to update you on a few matters regarding our posture for the coming year. Additional updates will come as we approach the fall semester.
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our campus community, and our planning over the past weeks has centered on an effort to preserve that safety without entirely pausing the vital educational work of the… Read More »
As per the directive issued by New York State, training is required for all employees who will be on-site at The City College of New York or any other City University of New York offices/facilities going forward. This includes employees returning to work according to approved plans and employees deemed essential already working onsite.
To facilitate this training, employees have been registered for the New York State COVID- 19 Response: Return to Work Training. This asynchronous training, which takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, is provided via CUNY… Read More »
Dear Faculty & Staff,
In response to increased rates of COVID-19 transmission in certain states within the United States, and to protect New York’s successful containment of COVID-19, the State has issued a travel advisory. Specifically, individuals traveling for 24 hours or longer to a restricted state will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon their return. Detailed information about New York's travel advisory is provided in the memorandum dated July 1, 2020, from the Governor’s Office of State Operations and Infrastructure.
Please go to the link below for the up-to-… Read More »
Dear CCNY Students, Faculty and Staff,
I am very pleased and extremely relieved to report that the Trump Administration’s ill-advised policy that would have had a detrimental impact on our international students has been rescinded. You can read the details here. This is obviously the best possible outcome, but you should know that the University and the College were working hard to find a solution that would have protected the health and education of our international students, and that CUNY had joined the lawsuit against the policy filed by New York Attorney General Letitia… Read More »
Dear Members of the Campus Community,
As many of you already know, the administration and ICE ruled earlier this week that students holding F1 visas at institutions teaching fully online this year cannot remain in the country, and students with such visas can take no more than 1 online class. This essentially disregards the context of our current health crisis and rolls back measures designed to protect our society. Let me say at the outset that the college is fully aware of this new development, we are outraged that such measures would be taken under the persistently dangerous… Read More »
Dear Faculty and Staff:
As in previous years, please be advised that some health insurance premiums are changing as of July 1, 2020. Please click on the links below to view the Health Insurance rate chart and the comparison rate chart that compares the current rates with the July 1st rates and a column that highlights the increase or decrease in some cases.
Health Benefits Program Rate Changes Notice and Rates
Health Insurance Premiums 2020 Comparison Chart
(GHI-CBP/EBCBS rates are subject to change)
Please note that there are noteworthy increases in some of the plans such as… Read More »
We are pleased to announce that pursuant to Governor Cuomo's Executive Order 204 and a CUNY Board of Trustees' resolution, June 19, 2020, will be observed as a CUNY-wide holiday.
June 19th or Juneteenth signifies the date, June 19, 1865, in which slaves in the state of Texas received notice of their freedom – nearly two and half years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. In recognizing this day, it gives us an opportunity to honor the history, perseverance, and contributions by African Americans to our country.
In accordance with the memorandum from… Read More »
Three days ago I wrote to you about a five-stage research reopening plan. A lot changes in three days and I am writing to update you on a much more rapid plan. On Monday the State included Higher Education Research as part of Phase 1, which began on Monday. The State’s guidelines can be found here. This significantly advances the timeline with which we are working.
We are currently finalizing a draft plan that details how we will satisfy each of the State’s mandatory requirements for opening research labs. These requirements include physical distancing, protective… Read More »
We are pleased to announce that CCNY will continue its participation in the summer four-day work week schedule starting the week of Monday, June 22, 2020, through Friday, August 7, 2020.
For the full details of the summer four-day workweek guidelines, please click on the following link:
Summer Four- Day Workweek- 2020
To the City College Community,
We are happy to announce that Professor Alexander Couzis has agreed to step in as Interim Dean of the Grove School of Engineering, effective July 1, 2020.
Alex Couzis came to CCNY in 1994 as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. He rose through the ranks to Full Professor in 2004 and served as Department Chair from 2008-2013. In January of 2013, Alex went on leave from the College for five years to assume the role of Chief Technical Officer of Urban Electric Power, a NY-based clean energy company start-up that spun off from CCNY. In 2014… Read More »
Last Updated: 09/04/2019 22:05